Resilient seal for mobile living quarters

Abstract

A resilient seal for mobile living quarters seals around a slide-out room includes a pair of attaching members extending along the inside and outside surfaces of the main living area wall at an aperture through which the slide-out room moves and further includes a connecting member extending between the attaching members and along the edge of the wall defining the aperture. A wiper seal extends from the connecting member to flex against the walls of the slide-out room, and the connecting member further includes an accordion pleat for adjusting the distance between the attaching members to thereby accommodate walls of different thicknesses.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to a resilient seal for sealing between a slide-out room and the main living quarters of mobile living quarters, such as a recreational vehicle.[0003]2. Description of the Background of the Invention[0004]Mobile living quarters, such as motor homes, travel trailers, and similar types of recreational vehicles, are commonly equipped with one or more slide-out rooms that are retracted within the main living quarters when the unit is transported, but which can be extended from the main living quarters to provide auxiliary space when the unit is parked for use. Commonly, a bulb seal extends around the aperture defined in the outside of the sidewall of the main living quarters through which the slide-out room extends and retracts. This seal is engaged by a first flange on the slide-out room to seal the gap between the slide-out room and the main living quarters when the slide-out room is retracted. Simi...

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Problems solved by technology

One problem with prior art seals in which the inside and outside attachment members were part of a common sealing unit is that the unit had to include a connecting portion which extended across the aperture.

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